Atlanta/Candler Parking MARTA Station Carl Holt Atlanta’s transit system built a lot of Park and Ride stations in its historic, streetcar suburbs. Edgewood/Candler Park was part of the first stations to open in 1979, it is located 3 miles outside of Downtown Atlanta. MARTA’s Edgewood/Candler Park was the first TOD built on existing surface park […]

$30 million: Amount of new transportation funding Colorado lawmakers recommended for the state budget, “a very disappointing amount in light of the magnitude of the $9 billion need,” said Sandra Hagen Solin of Fix Colorado Roads. (Denver Post)

More dedicated bus lanes are called for in Denver’s new plans for the next 20 years. This Streetsblog rendering envisions how 18th and 19th streets could look. Illustration: David Sachs with Streetmix

From Streetsblog

Denveright: Yesterday Mayor Hancock unveiled a set of plans that will guide how Denver will change to keep its people housed, healthy and safely getting to the places they need to go over the next 20 years. (Streetsblog Denver)

Other news

Driver who struck and seriously injured a 28-year-old pedestrian may have been drunk. (Denver Post)

Henry Bromelkamp is in intensive care at Denver Health Medical Center after he crashed on the scooter he was riding March 10. (CBS4)

Targeting the Suncor refinery, Congresswoman DeGette will introduce a legislation to limit emissions of hydrogen cyanide, a former chemical weapon. One of many harmful pollutants emitted from the plant, neighbors are skeptical of its impact. “It is election season.” (Denverite) (Denver Post)

Denver’s growing number of micro-apartment buildings attract people with little or no need for parking. (Denver Post)

Move over scooters: Will these electric trikes be the next new mobility option to hit the streets? (IndustryLeaders)

Drift mobile app lets you park for free at DIA if the startup can rent out your car. (Fox31)

Greta Thunberg and Haven Coleman on the steps of the Colorado capital earlier this month. Coleman, age 12, is one of the activists who brought the worldwide student climate strike to the United States. Image: Haven Coleman via Twitter.

From Streetsblog:

After the Global Climate Strike Friday, when students in Colorado and around the world demanded climate action, elected officials at all levels of Colorado government are shrugging their shoulders with political agendas that fail to envision a better transportation future. (Streetsblog Denver)

Other news:

Bill would suspend licenses of careless drivers in Colorado. (Denver7)

Colorado lawmakers have floated ideas to find more money for transportation, including a gas tax increase. But none of the ideas are certain before Monday’s deadline to file the budget. (Denver Post)

But in November voters could decide on a bond that would raise transpo funds, despite their rejection of two transportation revenue measures last year. (Denver Post)

From Streetsblog:

Streetsblog USA’s annual Parking Madness competition wants to know: What former parking lots in the Denver Metro have improved the most? Entries due today. (Streetsblog Denver)

Other news:

Driver of a CDOT vehicle hit and killed Eric Hill, 51, a CDOT maintenance worker who left behind his wife, two adult children, a 9-year-old son, and two granddaughters. (Denver Post)

Governor Polis and Democratic legislators fail to make transportation funding a priority this year. Issue remains absent from legislative agenda. Republicans behind the one transpo proposal introduced so far accuse Dems of shelving it. “I think they’re holding on to (my bill) because they don’t have a plan.” —Sen. John Cooke (Aspen Public Radio)

Sidewalk shoveling: Denver tripled the number of snow and ice inspections, but it’s still rare to get a citation: Inspectors issued just 150 tickets this year. (Denver Post)

At long last, the congestion price may finally be right. State legislators, facing pressure after years of inaction on transit issues, are closer to passing congestion pricing than they’ve ever been, according to multiple sources familiar with the ongoing negotiations. Anything can happen, of course, but there is less opposition than ever among the Democrats […]